Thanks for the help guys!! The chemical side of everything is the reason I am glad I still have a couple of months till I go "live". For my 30long tank, I dose b-ionic 2 part, and that is it. I test every 2-3 weeks for calcium, pho, ph, and alk. so it is very cut and dry. There is also a lot less on the line as far as livestock/money is concerned, so it doesn't worry me very much. I don't want my worries to increase with each gallon.Hahaha!